Brewologist: Dark Horse IPA offers unexpectedly smooth ride

6:41 AM,
Apr. 2, 2013

Written by

Steve Goble
CentralOhio.com

India pale ales are sort of like people - they're all basically the same, yet each is unique.

An IPA has to be hops-forward, of course. That's the hallmark of an IPA. If it's an American-style IPA, as opposed to British, that goes double.

There are hundreds of hops varieties, though, and those little flowers provide a dizzying array of aromas and flavors. You get bitterness, of course, but the character might be citrus, herbs, grasses or pine. Brewers increasingly blend hops the way a painter might blend colors to come up with something distinctive. ...